A caller on Am 1690 WVON in Chicago pointed out that each time Chicago news stations showed images of people in long lines waiting for food benefits that were provided by FEMA, most of them were African Americans as evidenced by this photo. Since I only watch the news sporadically, I have no opinion on…
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The Writing Life of Marcie Hill: Marcie’s Lessons – July 2010
Here are my life lessons for July 2010. I’m just a little behind with this one. Don’t allow others to define you. If you know who you are, what “they” say don’t matter Know your worth. If you don’t value yourself and your knowledge, no one else will If you’re facing opposition, you’re working your…
Discovery Channel’s Gun Dude
I’m anti-mainstream media practices but this is extreme! James L. Lee, 43, expressed his rage against Discovery Channel’s programming by showing up armed and taking three hostages. I’m sure he got the attention the he was seeking, but not the results – he was shot by policemen on the scene. This was not his first…
Read My Chaka Khan Cover Story
I had the pleasure of interviewing Chaka Khan for N’Digo magapaper. My story was the cover story for the week. Click on the picture below to read my story.
Update on The Write Design Company
The Write Design Company will be sharing information on entrepreneurship, blogging, live blogging, writing and social media. We will also be announcing workshops, classes and other events in those areas. I’m happy to share that we will start interviewing entrepreneurs, bloggers and authors in September. Woo hoo! Ideally, the interviews will be video recorded. If…
Reinvesting in Our Community – The Chicago Independent Bulletin Newspaper
Here is my story, Reinvesting in Our Community , Flexibility & Innovation, published in The Chicago Independent Bulletin Newspaper on August 12, 2010. I’m particularly proud of this piece because most of the information had a lot of jargon, and I made this topic easy to read and understand.
Makes You Hmmmm…..
I received information from two publishers that had received notice that my copyright for a book I’m going to write was approved. That was cool But here’s the interesting part. I received their information before I received the documents from the U.S. Copyright Office. I just wanted to share that for two reasons. First, I…
Charter Schools Offer Choice, Flexibility & Innovation
Here is my story, Charter Schools Offer Choice, Flexibility & Innovation, published in The Chicago Independent Bulletin Newspaper on August 5, 2010.
A Note for Dreamers from Solopreneur Solutions
“You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” ~Richard Bach~ What is it you really want that you may have never considered pursuing? If you have the desire, you absolutely can have the dream materialize in your life. You…
I Survived Blogapalooza!!
I am pleased to announce that I survived 24 hours of blogging and a draft of my book, The ABCs of Blogging, is done. I got tired of blogging. Honestly, I don’t know why I’m on here now. Yes, I do…to let you know I did it!! And I want to thank Dequiana Brooks from…